When does the special exhibition take place?

The special exhibition can be seen on October 10, 2026, at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum Cottbus.

What is the admission fee?

The admission price is 8 Euros according to the event information.

Is there a detailed guided tour available?

Yes, a detailed guided tour of the special exhibition must be scheduled by phone with the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum at 0355 23997.

Where is the exhibition located?

The exhibition is located at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum at Altmarkt 24 in 03046 Cottbus.

Is the museum accessible for people with disabilities?

Due to the building structure, the historic exhibition spaces are not accessible for wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers.

How long does the visit last?

The duration depends on the chosen tour and a booked guided tour. Sufficient time should be allocated for a comprehensive consideration of the historic spaces and exhibition topics.

Pharmacy Exhibition Cottbus

Name: Special Exhibition "Who Invented It? Perhaps a Pharmacist!"
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Apothekenmuseum

When Pharmacies Become Laboratories of Progress

The special exhibition Who Invented It? Perhaps a Pharmacist! at the Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum Cottbus opens the view to scientific and technical developments that originated in pharmacies. Between historic workspaces, pharmaceutical objects, and illustrative exhibition panels, a vivid artistic experience of the history of science is created.

Discoveries from Three Centuries

The exhibition shows how pharmacists have accomplished far more than just producing medicines over the centuries. Their pharmacies were workshops of knowledge, where observation, experimentation, and research took place. Among other things, the production of sugar from beets, the development of soda water, the isolation of morphine, early gas lighting systems, UHU glue, and Chlorodont toothpaste are presented.

Between Healing Arts, Chemistry, and Everyday Culture

The consideration of works connects the history of pharmacy with the history of technology and everyday culture. Materials, formulations, and historical working methods make visible how closely chemical knowledge, artisanal precision, and entrepreneurial inventiveness are interconnected. The exhibition conveys cultural education not abstractly, but through concrete things, familiar products, and surprising development stories.

Historical Spaces as Exhibition Atmosphere

The Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum is located in the former Löwen Pharmacy at the Cottbus Altmarkt. The historic pharmacy spaces and the preserved atmosphere of the pharmacy shape the aesthetic experience of the visit. Herbs, vessels, devices, and pharmaceutical working materials open a sensory consideration of works, in which light, forms, and surfaces make the history of pharmacy immediately tangible.

Guided Tours and Museum Education

A detailed guided tour of the special exhibition must be scheduled by phone with the museum. During a regular tour, the exhibition can be viewed in a shortened form. The education is aimed at everyone interested in the history of science, medicinal plants, chemistry, historical pharmacy work, and the cultural significance of pharmaceutical innovations.

Conclusion: Experience the History of Science Live

Visitors can expect a concentrated, educational, and surprisingly poetic exhibition about the inventiveness of pharmacists. Those who want to understand how observations, formulations, and experiments led to innovations for everyday life will experience a special aesthetic experience here. A visit to the historic pharmacy museum enriches the perspective on pharmacy, technology, and cultural history and has a particularly impressive effect on-site.